Top 5: Reasons The Jets Will Beat The Colts

Top 5: Reasons The Jets Will Beat The Colts

When the Indianapolis Colts bolted their horseshoes on extra tight and trounced the Baltimore Ravens, they proved they had the formula to handle a run-first, defense-oriented team.

But the Ravens’ brand of smashmouth football doesn’t smash quite as hard as the New York Jets’ variation. It’s one thing to stop a team that’s good at what they do -- it’s a completely insane thing to expect similar results against the NFL’s best at it.

"We tried to score as many points as we could," admitted Colts quarterback Peyton Manning after coach Jim Caldwell rested some of his starters with a 15-10 lead in Week 16.

By Manning’s own words, the Jets absorbed his team’s best effort for more than 40 minutes and held the NFL’s first four-time MVP without a touchdown and an uncomfortable five-point lead.

His Colts didn’t see the best of the Jets. But that’s only one of the underlying factors that point to a colossal upset for the Colts this Sunday.